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Residential Waste Collection
Collection Carts
CR&R Incorporated provides 3 carts for the automated collection of:
- Trash
- Recyclables
- Green waste
Trash, recyclables and green waste are picked up weekly. Please place all waste in the appropriate container and close the lid. Do not overfill the cart. Roll carts into the street and place them against the curb with handles facing your home. Place carts at least 2 feet apart from other carts and objects. It is recommended that you park cars at least 6 feet from the carts on collection day.
Cart Sizes
Carts are available in 3 sizes:
- 35 gallons
- 64 gallons
- 96 gallons
Additional trash, recycling and green waste carts are available. Cart size can also be changed. Green waste service may not be available in all areas and participation is elective. Contact CR&R Incorporated Customer Service Center at 562-694-3730 or 866-742-8850 for more information.
Sorting Items By Cart
Organics Cart (Green Cart)
Note: **Please do not place green waste in plastic bags** Doing so will contaminate the organic waste load and/or multiple loads and will harm the environment.
However, you may place organic waste into a compostable bag. Compostable bags are sold in local grocery stores in La Habra and will say "Compostable" on the box. If it doesn't say compostable, then do not use. They look greenish in color. The following items should be placed in the organics (green) cart:
Kitchen Waste (Food Waste) Items
- Bread
- Fruit
- Fish
- Meat
- Vegetables
- Fats, Oils, Grease
- Dairy
Yard Waste (Green Waste) Items
- Flowers
- Grass / Lawn clippings
- Leaves and weeds
- Garden trimmings and prunings
- Sawdust, wood chips, and small wood scraps
- Tree branches and shrubs
Unacceptable Items
Please place the following items in the trash cart and not the green cart:
- Plastic bags
- Painted wood
- Treated wood
- Palm fronds
- Pet waste
- Dirt / Soil
- Tree stumps
Mixed Recyclables Cart (Blue Cart)
Please rinse food residue from containers and flatten cardboard boxes. All recyclables may be placed in the recycling cart together. Please set out your recycling cart only when it is full, and ensure the cart lid is able to close completely. The following items should be placed in this cart:
- Aluminum / tin cans
- Empty aerosol cans
- Pie tins
- Cardboard egg cartons
- Computer / white paper
- Milk jugs
- Plastic containers labeled Number 1 through 7
- Juice bottles
- Newspapers / inserts / magazines
- Coupons
- Cardboard / 12-pack soda boxes
- Cereal boxes (plastic lining removed)
- Tissue boxes
- Glass bottles / jars
- Liquor bottles
- Laundry detergent boxes / bottles
- Junk mail / magazines / phone books
Trash Cart (Gray Cart)
- Aluminum foil
- Auto glass
- Butter tubs
- Carpeting
- Ceramics
- Clothing
- Disposable diapers
- Drinking glasses
- Foam padding
- Microwave dinner trays
- Mirrors
- Napkins
- Oil cans (empty)
- Paint cans (empty)
- Palm fronds
- Pet waste
- Pet-soiled paper
- Plastic bags (grocery or dry cleaner)
- Rubber / latex items
- Soiled or greasy paper plates, napkins or pizza boxes
- Steel items
- Styrofoam
- Toys
- Waxed and coated paper
- Window glass
For More Information
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CR&R Incorporated
Phone: 562-694-3730 or
866-742-8850
Hours
Monday through Friday
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday
8 a.m. to Noon